Dirk
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɜːk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dirk is a noun meaning A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
Meaning
A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
More Meanings
- To stab with a dirk.
- (Midwestern US, dated, slang) A penis.
- (Midwestern US, dated, slang) A socially unacceptable person; an oddball.
- (nautical) A ceremonial dagger worn by naval or air force officers in some nations' militaries; formerly, a fighting dagger used by sailors as a boarding weapon.
- (obsolete) To darken.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: dork
Thy wast bignes but combers the grownd, / And dirks the beauty of my blossomes rownd.
The Claymore is worn on the left side, the dirk on the right, and the Skean Dhu in the stocking […]
The word dick itself serves as model for two variants which are probably Midwestern, dirk and dork, also meaning "penis".
Word Forms
- dirks
- dirking
- dirked
Synonyms for dirk
Depending on context, synonyms include dork, anaconda, banana, birdie, bobby, boonga.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include snee, jan, dirke, dork, dagger, daggerblade.
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